News tagged with power grids
Related topics: magnetic field , space weather
Dartmouth researchers help secure the power grid
Dartmouth researchers are part of the national Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid team that has been awarded a five-year $18.8 million grant from the US Department of Energy with contributions from the US ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 26, 2010 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Can the Eastern U.S. get a fifth of its power from wind by 2024?
Major upgrades to the transmission infrastructure and a sizable chunk of cash from private investors and the government are necessary for the Midwest and East Coast to move to 20 percent wind power by 2024, according to a ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 21, 2010 |
2.5 / 5 (4) |
1
Google wants to buy, sell electricity in US
Internet search giant Google is seeking government authority to buy and sell electricity in the United States, a further expansion of its operations aimed at boosting renewable energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 08, 2010 |
3 / 5 (13) |
21
The grid: a new way of doing science
(PhysOrg.com) -- A European consortium has brought the power of grid computing to bear on problems ranging from the genetic origins of heart disease to the management of fish stocks and the reconstruction ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 06, 2010 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
China to be 3rd biggest wind power producer: media
China is set to become the world's third largest wind power producer in 2009, state media reported, as the Asian giant seeks various ways to expand energy supply to power its economic boom.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 01, 2010 |
3.3 / 5 (16) |
17
There's no business like Grid business (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have embraced the Grid, but businesses have held back, concerned about complexity and security. Now a European research team has built a platform opening the Grid's vast resources ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report
Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.
Nov 07, 2009 |
3 / 5 (4) |
1
Setting sail in an ecological 'Earthship'
Could sustainable architecture address pollution, climate change and resource depletion by helping us build self-sufficient, off-grid, housing from "waste", including vehicle tires and metal drinks containers? That's the ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
2.3 / 5 (3) |
2
Israelis bring green power to West Bank village
(AP) -- Residents of a West Bank village with no electricity have been helped out of the darkness by unlikely benefactors - a group of Israelis who installed solar panels and wind turbines to illuminate the ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 09, 2009 |
3 / 5 (7) |
0
AES wind farm kicks off in Bulgaria
AES Geo Energy, a Bulgarian unit of US energy giant AES Corporation, launched on Tuesday the largest 156-megawatt wind farm in Bulgaria, the company said.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 06, 2009 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
Electric cars star at Frankfurt fair
The Frankfurt auto show hummed with talk of electric vehicles Wednesday but experts predict cars will roll on a variety of power sources for a while.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 16, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
0
Scientists discover surprise in Earth's upper atmosphere
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA atmospheric scientists have discovered a previously unknown basic mode of energy transfer from the solar wind to the Earth's magnetosphere. The research, federally funded by the National ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (23) |
5
Solar Roadways Awarded DOT Contract to Pave Roads with Solar Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first step toward turning highways into energy-generating solar panels, the Sagle, Idaho-based startup Solar Roadways has recently received a $100,000 grant from the US Department of ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 07, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (57) |
68
Exploring Ways to Expand Power Grid
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. will need to expand and modernize its outdated power transmission grid to incorporate more renewable energy sources, but balkanized ownership and regulation are going to make that process slow and ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 31, 2009 |
3 / 5 (3) |
0
Solar Mystery Solved
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar flares are amongst the most dangerous cosmic phenomena man has ever known. Though they pose no harm to humans, their effect on technology is vast. When they occur, they possess the capability ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (20) |
8
